A piece of aluminum with a mass of 1.0 kg and density of 2700 kg/m3 is suspended from a light cord and then completely immersed in a container of water having density 1000 kg/m3
(a) Determine the volume of the piece of aluminum.
(b) Determine the tension in the cord when the aluminum is immersed in the container of water.
(a) 3.7 × 10-4 m3 (b) 6.2 N
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